Gaumont Inks New Deals for ‘Lanfeust Quest’

Gaumont Animation has signed on new international broadcast partners for its comic-book adaptation Lanfeust Quest (26 x half-hour), including a multi-territory deal with Disney Channel. The show is co-produced with DQ Entertainment for commissioning broadcaster M6 in France and follows 14 year-old Lanfeust, a long hero charged with protecting planet troy. The CG animated epic comedy is directed by Antoine Charreyron (The Prodigies, Galactik Football) and Tarik Hamdine and targets kids 6-11.

Lanfeust Quest will debut in Spain thanks to free to air broadcasts on Disney Channel and a second FTA window on TVE. Other FTA broadcasts will roll out on ABC3 (Australia), Disney Channel (German-speaking Europe, Turkey) and Disney XD (Netherlands). On the Pay TV side, Biggs Channel will bring the show to Portugal, while Disney XD will bring it to Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Central Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.